One Woman’s Yom Kippur Sermon During the Holocaust

When Everything Went Up in Smoke

What do you do when everything you own is suddenly taken from you and you're fortunate enough to still have everything that really matters?

Sara Yoheved Rigler

When She Totally Lost Her Cool

What to do when you lose it big time.

I Was Humiliated

I barely remember the past. But I do vividly remember the mortifying experience in 6th grade when my teacher embarrassed me in front of the class.

Yom Kippur in Bergen Belsen

For a little while, we forgot the straw, the supervisors and the prison.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

More Time or More Value: Yom Kippur and My MTA Quandary

What’s more important: longer days or more meaningful hours?

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Forgiving

The struggle and freedom of asking and giving forgiveness.

Paid In Full

The value of love. A touching story to share before Yom Kippur.

5 True Stories for Yom Kippur

From a Soviet labor camp to an ISIS prison, inspiring stories of people who clung to observing Yom Kippur, despite the odds.

Yom Kippur, Still Single

I slowly began to realize that Yom Kippur is a gift, not a burden.

 

Yom Kippur: Coming Clean

Try your best, and God takes you all the way.

Why I Hated Yom Kippur

It made me feel like a fraud. But this year is different.

My Yom Kippur Resolution

I cringe thinking how much aggravation I caused this woman.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Stalking True Atonement

Pulling our misdeeds out by their roots.

Rehabilitation

After taking another man's life, a petty criminal changes the direction of his life.

 

Yom Kippur: Everyone Falls

It's getting up afterwards that matters.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Other People's Tears

Breaking the empathy barrier this Yom Kippur.

The GPS and Yom Kippur

Lost? Relax. Here's the way to get back on route.

No Baggage

This Yom Kippur, leave the guilt at home.

Amos the Righteous: A Yom Kippur Fable

Those who believe in the power of good deeds love to tell his story.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Football Victory: A Yom Kippur Story

Not all wins take place on the playing field.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Whom We Hurt: A Yom Kippur Preparation

Most interactions are with people whose private pain is hidden from us. How can we make sure that we do not add to their distress with a harsh word?

Bad Attitude: A True Story For Yom Kippur

"My career was still stuck in neutral. I wasn't working. I wasn't doing anything to get things going either, except blaming my roomate for ruining my life with his success."

Delete Forever

Yom Kippur enables us to wipe out our soul spam.

The Sandy Koufax Choice

Finding the courage to make the right decisions.

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